he US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Friday declared the "total liberation" of the Syrian city of Raqqa, which for more than three years was the de facto capital of the Islamic State group. Speaking at a ceremony held to celebrate the liberation, ...

Founded in 1927, the People`s Liberation Army now commands about two million service personnel. Beijing: President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that the Communist Party of China (CPC) will strive to fully transform the people`s armed forces into the ...

Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Yasin Malik on Saturday accused New Delhi of playing a dirty hand to force the Hurriyat leadership to meet newly-appointed interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma and ensure the start of a dialogue. His accusations ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Replying to Kodiyeri Balakrishnan's comments that BJP is trying to fuel a second Vimojana Samaram (Liberation struggle) in the state, BJP state president Kummanam Rajasekharan said that his comment has come out of fear. In an open letter, ...

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi released a statement congratulating the armed forces for "entering into Al-Qaim and liberating" the border crossing. Baghdad: Iraqi forces said they recaptured an important crossing on the border with Syria from the Islamic ...

Iraqi security forces have fully liberated Hawijah area from Islamic State (IS) militants in west of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said.The Iraqi Army, Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS), federal police, interior ministry's commandos, known as ...

Three suspected United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) (ULFA-I) cadre dressed in army fatigues have shot dead a Village Defence Force (VDF) president and his son in Simaluguri area of the district.Simaluguri Village Defence Force (VDF) president ...

Contemporary records speak of Chhatrapati Shivaji's resolve to liberate Hindu holy places, and the later Maratha rulers carried forward his legacy, Colonel Anil A Athale (retd) reveals in a forthcoming book. IMAGE: Ruins of the original Kashi Viswanath temple under the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi. Photograph: Oasis.54515, kind courtesy Wikimedia Commons Effective Mughal control over large parts of India died with Aurangzeb in 1707. In the words of Lord Macaulay, 'Soon after Aurangzeb's death ...